Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-21
CRIME.
Preliminary E1a mination of Mrs.
TennisOn, Charged With Pois-
Oning Her Husband.
Outrage Near Chfcago-Pursuit and
Capture of the NegrO-MurderOus
Russian Fanatics.
Arrest of Two Brothers For Murder-A
Wichita Saloon Burned-The Tally
Sheet Frauds.

Sheet Frauds.
OIAEHE, Kan, j uly 16.-The preliminary
examination of Mrs. j. d. Tennson for the
alleged poisoning of her husband, was be-
gun in the court house here yesterday be-
fore Judge +. N. Hamilton. County Attor-
ney j. w. Parker appeared for the State
and Major l. o. Pickering and IL. l.. Bur-
CESS for Mrs. Tennison. Less than half
the testimony was introduced, but there
was nothing new different from what has
already appeared. Five witnesses were ex-
amined for the State and all their testimony
was against the accused. She was pitt
able looking object as she sat by her coun-
sci, apparently with one foot In the
grave and the other on the brink, looking
like anyone else but a person who
would be guilty of poisoning her husband,
after having borne him thirteen children
and living with HIM forty years. Yet the
neighbors to a man testify to her guilt, and
there seems to be very little, if any, sym
patty in her behalf. Even her children,
who were present yesterday, don't seem to
care what becomes of her. Her lawyers,
however, will make strong fight for her,
and it would not be at all surprising if they
brought out some new developments dur
ing this preliminary examination.
CHASING FIEND.
CHICAGO July 16.-The Hyde Park police
were notified last night that Mrs. Jones,
the wife of a wood carver IN the employ Of
the Pullman Car Company, had been out
ragged by a negro. The woman was re-
turning to her home from saloon with a
pitcher of beer about nine O'Clock, when
she was accosted by negro who inquired
the way to Michigan avenue AS she
was directing him he seized her and
dragged her into vacant lot,
her life if she ever told any one of
the assault, he ran into the woods. The
woman gave the alarm and over 100 men,
armed with guns and revolvers, started in
pursuit of the negro, and after searching
ran the fellow down. The negro said his
name was j. E. Fowler, and that he came
from Iowa. where he had been serving
with Sells Bros. circus. He was lodged IN
Jail, and careful watch is kept as fears
are entertained that an attempt will be
made to lynch him. Mrs. Jones' terrible
experience has completely shattered her
nerves and left her almost a total wreck.
FANATIcIsM.
LONDON, July 16.-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg by way of Gumbinnen, in East
Russia, states that on July 10 band of re-
ligious fanatics attempted to murder Grand
Duchess Elizabeth, wife of Grand Duke
Constantine Constantinovich, son of the
Gar, at the Poulousk Palace, where she
and her husband were stopping. The
cause gwen for the attack was that
the Grand Duchess, who is Lutheran,
refused to modify the terms of her mar
riage settlement which accorded to her
the privilege of remaining a Lutheran, and
join the Greek Church. The would-be!
murderers were caught near the palace,
and while being removed to jail they ctrhd !:
al of rin
Paulowna," referring to the wife of the
Grand Duke Vladimir, brother of the Car
whom the populace have suspected of max
ing proselytes to her faith.
WORTHY PAIR
Fort WORTH, Tex, July 16.-Deputy
Sheriff James b. Stanley, of Logansport,
Ind, arrived in the city from the extreme
northwestern portion of the State to-day,
having in charge Amer Green, alias Frank
Hartman, and W. A. Green, alias Charles
H Hartman, two brothers, who are
wanted for two murders, both unpro-
voked and cowardly, committed during
1886, near Logansport, Ind. W. A. Green
killed a young lady to whom he had been
engaged, because she refused to marry
him after he had been convicted of theft
and had served out his sentence. Amer
Green killed a man at picnic while drunk.
The two brothers met in Texas and think
ing they would be safer away from towns
and cities, they went to the western por-
ton of the State, where they were cap
tured. They were started back to Indiana
to-day.
SUPPOSED INCENDIARY.
WICHITA, Kan, July 16-Yesterday
afternoon fire broke out in a lunch room
on the West side. The building was wood
and the flames spread rapidly destroying,
besides the lunch room, Dunning's livery
stable, Lucas paint store, Davis barber
shop and Niederlander's real estate office
The loss is estimated to be about S15, 600
beside valuable papers belonging to Mr.
Nelderlander. The building was insured
for s., 600 in the Etna. The fire is supposed
to have been the work of an incendiary
who took this means of Kidding. the West
side of a low saloon over the lunch room.
THE TALLY-sHEET FRAUD.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 16.-Justice
Harlan, of the United States Supreme
Court, yesterday listened to arguments il
the application filed by Simeon Coy's at
torney, for writ of habeas corpus. Coy
is one of the men indicted for completely
in the tally-sheet frauds perpetrated at the
last election. The arguments were con
Quoted and the case taken under advise
ments.
Attempt at Abduction.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 16-A Ho
Springs special says: "At one o'clock thi.
morning Miss Sarah Langdon, the adopted
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